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Health product recall

CELL-DYN EMERALD SYSTEM - CLEANER REAGENT (2016-03-29)

Starting date:
March 29, 2016
Posting date:
July 4, 2016
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-57846

Affected products

  1. CELL-DYN EMERALD SYSTEM - CLEANER REAGENT

Reason

They have identified occurrences where the CELL-DYN Emerald analyzer generates quality control (QC) out of range low for parameters RBC and PLT when using CELL-DYN Emerald cleaner lots# 6853, 6901, 6953, 6991, 7024, 7027, 7044, 7082, 7110 and 7119. Not all customers are experiencing this issue. Replacement of the CELL-DYN Emerald cleaner, along with a system cleaning of the instrument, must be performed in order to resolve the issue.

Affected products

  1. CELL-DYN EMERALD SYSTEM - CLEANER REAGENT

Lot or serial number
  • 6853
  • 6901
  • 6953
  • 6991
  • 7024
  • 7027
  • 7044
  • 7082
  • 7110
  • 7119
Model or catalog number
  • 09H46-02
Companies
Manufacturer
Abbott Laboratories Diagnostcis Division
100 Abbott Park Road,
Abbott Park
60064
Illinois
UNITED STATES